The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-11-26

thc meetings Of 1885 S.that can
trasts with those sung +
song-book In use to-d'i ch.rce
tho most famous Of thoL thirty Ia,
then. Such favoriic III week.
ginning %. millions Dr.
crying" or .Your sod on We
darkest realms appear 1o' Jot
into disuse. Aud the a stead.
which used 10 preccde eaclx;Ssr 'e1rni
now omitted. For instance. th6i, FRI
OF 1884 had at the head OF one hymiet
If you 60 home tonight nnsaved, yoP'
win very likely 90 to hell;" and over'
another. Since this time yesterday,
sinners as young and gay as you have
died and gone 70 hell" The string
upon which the trophies" used to
hang has disappeared.
AS already remarked. much OF the
lcyity Of the Salvation meetings secln
70 have faded away. Until within the
last year adaptations Of comic songs 10
so-called sacred words we're still many
Captain links OF the Horse Marines"
used to serve in this shape:
served the Devil TIL twenty-onc.
Played pool for drinks and thought It fun;
But now my work FOR hell Is done.
For Pm Captain In the Army.
'.Ash-Barrel Johnny" decrepit
person with cracked voice. used to be
quite In demand at the Now York
barracks for the stirring manner in
which he used to shout to the tune Of
1.-The Pirate King
For Pm the Guild Of a king,
Aud II IL. II is n glorious thing
To be the child Of a king.
The War Cry is still sold. Copies
were hawked about last night during
pauses In the proceedings. But even
the Var Cry shares the general spirit
Of apathy which seems to have over
come the Army.
The only new hymn which has tho
old flavor is entitled ''You Are Nearing
He'll" and is to be sung to the tune
We've sighted the Golden Gates. =
ALTERATION. however. still holds its
own in the Var cry. as witness the
heading: "Short Sermon by Saved
Soaker." with the subtitle. He Was
WellrKnown Drunkard for Nearly
Forty Years. but Now He Beats a
Drum In the Salvation Army"
An intelligent man. who has follow
ed the doings of the Army in this city
with some care since its first appear
ance eight years ago, said last even
ing:
Pew people know how utterly the
Organization has failed to gain perma-
nent foothold here or To make lasting
impression. The chief causes Of the
collapse now well.nigh complete may
be found in high rents. cheap theatres
and the scandal caused by the with
drawal of Moore. the leading spirit OF
the movement here during its first
years. Before that trouble many
wealthy people, members of the
churches. helped the movement along
with money. Moore told so many un-
pleasant stories. so many scandals were
started financial aud otherwise. that
ali aid from that source came TO an end.
Another mistake has been the attempt
TO tone down the meetings into some
thing like those OF the regular churches.
with the hope that these churches
would recognize the Salvation Army's
work as adapted to the needs of people
whom they do not reach. The resul,
was TO drive away the public. without
making friends among the churches
There IS nothing in the present meet.
ings for people to talk about any more
than in any other well-conductod pray
er-meeting. Each step towards re.
speciality has cost the Army some.
thing of its peculiar strength. AT
the present rate the Jane street
barracks VIII not be open at all
when winter comes ON and Il
is necessary TO pay for heat. Died Of
responsibility ought 70 be the coro-
ner's verdict. 49, Nee York Hortd